Notice End Date: April 2, 2026

Vendor Name: To selected through emergency competitive process

Contract Amount: unknown

Agency Procurement Manager: Jason Coleman

Agency Procurement Manager Email: Jason.Coleman@scdhhs.gov

Agency Procurement Manager Telephone#: 803-8982079

The Agency hereby provides notice that it entered into an emergency contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1570 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

SCDHHS seeks to enter into an emergency contract for the Eligibility and Enrollment System Compliance and Integration Enhancement (E&E SCIE) project. Significant delays in ongoing E&E vendor work, combined with increasing federal compliance requirements, have created urgent risks to accurate and timely Medicaid eligibility determinations. SCDHHS is preparing a competitive procurement for long‑term modernization and integration solutions; however, the full procurement, approval, award, and implementation timeline is expected to exceed a year. Continuity of these services is essential to maintain CMS compliance, ensure data accuracy, support federal reporting, and safeguard program integrity. Without immediate intervention, critical E&E functions—including eligibility workflows, federal data exchanges, system integrations, and member notices—would be disrupted, directly impacting applicants’ and beneficiaries’ ability to obtain and retain Medicaid coverage. To prevent service interruption and protect the health, safety, and welfare of vulnerable citizens, SCDHHS must take emergency action.

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Agency's justification for this emergency procurement may be viewed or obtained at: Agency Procurement Manager (Listed Above)

PROTESTS:
Any actual or prospective bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of this emergency contract, shall notify the appropriate chief Procurement officer in writing of its intent to protest within five (5) business days of the date this notice is posted. Any actual or prospective bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor who is aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of this emergency contract and has timely notified the appropriate chief procurement officer of its intent to protest, may protest to the appropriate chief procurement officer in the manner set forth below within fifteen days of the date this notice is posted; except that a matter that could have been raised as a protest of the solicitation may not be raised as a protest of the award or intended award of a contract.
A protest must be in writing, filed with the appropriate chief procurement officer, and set forth the grounds of the protest and the relief requested with enough particularity to give notice of the issues to be decided. The protest must be received by the appropriate chief procurement officer within the time provided above. Days are calculated as provided in S.C. Code Ann. § 11-35-310(13).

Any Notice Of Intent To Protest And Protest Must Be Addressed To: Information Technology Management Officer